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JEAN REUSE, OF ENGHIEN, ASSIGNOR TO THE COMPAGNIE GEN ERALE POUR LEXPLOITATION DES MACHINES FABRIQUER LES CIGARES (BREVETS J. REUSE) SOCIETE ANONYME, OF BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.

CIGAR-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 554,606, dated February 1 1, 1896.

Application filed January 10, 1895. Serial No. 534,483. (No model.) Patented iu Belgium October 24,1894,No.112,413, in France October 24, 1894, No. 235,405; iu England October 26,1894,No. 20,529; in Luxemburg November 14, 1894, No. 2,166,x in Italy November 28, 1894, XXIX, 37,611, LXXIII, 485; in Portugal November 30, 1894, No. 1,889, and in Spain December 17, 1894, No. 16,474.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J EAN REUSE, a Belgian subject, residing at Enghien, Belgium, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for the Manufacture of Cigars, (for which I have obtained Letters Patent in Belgium, No. 112,413, dated October 24, 1894; in France, No. 235,405, dated October 24, 1894; in Spain, No. 16,474, dated December 17 1894; in Great Britain, No. 20,529, dated October 26, 1894; in Portugal, No. 1,889, dated November 80, 1894; in Luxemburg, No. 2,166 dated November 14, 1894, and in Italy, No. 37,611, XXIX, No.435, LXXIII, dated November 28, 1894,) of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to cigar-making machines comprising a combination of mechanism the action of which somewhat resembles the manual operations of a cigar-maker and characterized by the use of manipulators formed of two pairs of jaws which give to the fillings or inside of the cigar usually formed of tobacco-leaves the shape desired for the reception of the covering-leaf and subsequently wrap the latter around the fillings.

The object of my improvements is to simplify and strengthen the machine and to facilitate regulation or adjustment thereof.

My said invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the machine, the plate upon which the Workman places the covering-leaf for introducing it within the manipulators being removed. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on the line A B, Fig. 1, looking toward the fly-wheel. Fig. 3 is a corresponding section taken on the line A B, Fig. 1, looking toward the crank-handle. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the fly-wheel, showing the stop mechanisms with which it is furnished. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the machine,taken from the crank-handle side. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the machine, partly in section, taken on the line F G, Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a section taken on the line D E, Fig. 6, looking toward the crank-handle. Fig. 8 is similar section taken on the line C D, Fig. 6. Figs. 9 and 10 are detached views of the manipulators, Fig. 10 showing their position 5o at the moment of stoppage of the machine. Fig. 11 is a transverse section of part of the machine taken on the line 1I I, Fig. 1, looking toward the crank-handle. Fig. 12 is a detail sectiona-l view taken on the line A2 B2, 55 Fig. 11. Figs. 13 and 14 are similar views taken on the lines C2 D2 and E2 F2, Fig. 11, respectively. Fig. 15 is an enlarged plan view of the knife e' and parts connected therewith. I

In the said figures XIX are the side standards or uprights of the machine, connected together by tie-rods Z Z Z. B is the main shaft, carrying the fly-Wheel C and driven by the pulley A through the clutch composed of members A A2. D D are two toothed wheels mounted on the shaft B contiguously to the inner side of the uprights X X'. E E are two toothed wheels gearing with the wheel D, and E E are two corresponding toothed Wheels 7o gearing with the wheel D. H H' are two spindles 4or rods parallel to the shaft B. The ends of the spindle H rest in cavities formed in the rear wheels E E', and the ends of the spindle I-I, which are furnished with bearings, rest in cavitiesformed in trunnions or journals E2 E2 on the front wheels E E. The trunnions or journals E2 E2 of the front wheels E E turn within circular collars ES E3 fixed to the standards X X. In the Lipper part of 8o each of the collars ESEs is cut a slot or opening E4, which forms a prolongation of the cavity in the trunnion or journal E2 when the motion of the shaft B and parts actuated thereby is stopped, as hereinafter described.

I I3 and I I2 are two pairs of guides oscillating, respectively, upon the pivots J J', carried by the uprights X X,each of which guides has a slot at its lower part.y Before entering the cavities of the trunnions E2 E2 the spin- 9o dle H passes through the slots of the guides I I3, and in like manner the spindle H passes through the slots of the guides I I2. Consequently when the spindles H I-I are carried around by the wheels E E they cause the guides I I' l2 I3 to oscillate upon their pivots J J'.

K is a cam-plate carried by the pivot J, and K' is a similar plate carried by the pivot J These plates are formed with a large opening, into which freely pass the ends of two spindles or rods M M,parallel to the rods H H', which pass through and rest in the guides l I' l2 I, from which they receive oscillatory motion.

The spindles M ill serve as pivots for the levers N N' N2 N3, the short upper arms of which carry the manipulators n n n2 n, respectively, while their lower ends are of the form of bent forks, between the branches of which forks the ro ds H Il slide. These levers and inanipulators are arranged in two pairs, one comprising the levers N and N', mounted on the spindle M and engaged with the rod H, and the other comprising the levers N2 and N3, mounted on the spindle H' and engaged with the rod H'.

Each manipulator consists of a plate, the acting upper part of which is cut into a series of tongues hollowed on the inner side more or less deeply in such a manner that their combination forms a mold for the cigar. The spaces between the manipulator-tongues are so formed and disposed that the tongues ofl one pair of manipulators enter the spaces of the other pair, and vice versa.

The lower arms oi' the levers carrying the manipulators and the slots therein are of suoli form that the combination of the continuous circular motion of the rods 1I H' in the slots ofthe said arms with the alternate curvilinear motion of the spindles M M constituting the fulcra of the said levers produces alternate opening and closing of cach pair of jaws or manipulators. Moreover the closing motion of each pair coincides with the upward motion of one of the manipulators and the downward motion of the other. Hence, when one of the pairs of manipulators opens the other closes and clasps the fillings, causing them to turn slightly upon their own axis while they are being held, the open pair then closing gradually in order in its turn to clasp the fillings as the first pair is opening and continue the rotation. The fillings are thus continually rotated upon their own axis until the cigar is finished.

The spindles M M extend beyond their su pports I I' I2 l3 as far as an opening in the standards X X', (see Fig. 12,) into which a plate X2 is inserted from the outside, the said plate being loosely lodged in the thickness of the standards between the ends of the spindles M M' and a plate X which covers the outer end of the opening in the standards. Through each of these plates X3 are screwed two adjustable screws X'l X5, each of which can be screwed against one of the lateral extremities of the plate X2. This permits of accurate adjustment of the longitudinal position of the spindles M M' and of the manipulators which they carry. For instance, if the screw X5 of the standard X be turned in the direction necessary to cause it to advance the plate X9 in the sai d standard will be pushed against the spindle M', which it will push in its turn so as to bring the other end el' the said spindle M' close to the standard X. If on the contrary the screw X5 of the standard X be turned in the direction necessary to withdraw it, and the screw X5 of the standard X be advanced, the spindle M' will be pushed toward the opposite standard X. By acting on the screws X4 X4 the other spindle M and the manipulators which it carries may in like manner be brought close to one or other of the standards. The openings in the standards X X' serve moreover to admit of the spindles M M and the manipulators being removed.

O is a crank-handle secured to one end of a shaft O', carrying at the other end an eccentric Og, with which is engaged one end of alever O3 oscillatingupon a pivot O4, the other end of which lever has the shape of a fork between the branches, of which the upper part of the driving-pulleyA turns. The said pulley is mounted on a sleeve A provided with teeth forming one-half of a clutch, the other half, A2, of which is keyed on the dri ving-shaft B.

W'hen the crank-handle O is turned onequarter of a revolution by pulling it and raising it toward the front of the machine, the eccentric O2 follows the same motion and the top of the lever 03h57 sliding in the helicoidal groove formed in the periphery of the said eccentric is brought suiiicientlyuear to the upright X of the machine for the fork at its other end to draw back the pulley A while receding from the upright X, thus throwing the machine out of gear.

At the moment of disconnection of the pulley and stoppage of the machine, the rear pair of manipulators, N2 N3, is open and the front pair, N N', is closed. The following is a description of the mechanism by which the manipulators N N' maybe also opened for removing the finished cigar.

Upon the shaft O are keyed two cams 7.1L' a portion of the periphery of each of which is eccentrically cut away and each of which has a notch 71:2 formed in it at one end of the cut-away part of its periphery while the other end forms a shoulder, which, when the machine is working, bears against a stud 7c at the top of the inner side of the plates K li. lVhen the crank-handle O is turned in order to disconnect the pulley A and to stop the machine, the cams K K' turn likewise, and when the uncut-away part of their periphery which forms a shoulder beyond the notch 7c?! meets the studs cion the plates l K', motion is imparted thereto by the said cams and the said plates are caused to oscillate, their upper ends moving toward the front of the machine. In the front of the lower part of the plates K K is formed a slot 7a4, the lower part of which slants upward and the upper part is con- IOO IIO

centric to the axis of the said plates. The opening of this slot at the moment of stoppage of the machine is exactly in front of the rod H, the front side of the same slot forming a projection 71:5 toward the bottom of the machine. When the plates K K oscillate toward the front of the machine, these projecting parts at the front of the slots 154 strike against the rod H and cause it to enter the said slots and lift it out of the cavities in the trunnions E2 E2 within the openings E4 E4 of the collars E3 E3 until the said rod arrives at the top of the lower part of the said slots. As the rod H is raised, it ascends within the slots of the lower arms of the levers N N of the pair of manipulators n, n', the opening of which to the full extent is thus effected as soon as the spindle arrives at the top of the said slots. In that part of the periphery of the plate K which is at the rear of the machine, is formed a large notch K5, the lower side of which,when the rod H arrives at the top of the lower part of the slots 7a4, is brought against a stud q2, fixed to the side of a lever q', secured to a sleeve q, carrying a pair of levers Q Q',which extend forward under the cigar between the tongues of the manipulators and serve to remove therefrom the finished cigar. If the turning of the handle O be continued until the rod or spindle H reaches the extremity of the upper part of the slots 71:4, the plate K', continuing its oscillatory motion, raises the stud q2 and the lever q' and causes backward turning of the sleeve q,which lifts the levers Q Q out of the manipulators.

The sleeve q has a longitudinal rib formed on it which permits of variation of the opening between the removing-levers Q Q. One or both of these is or are so mounted upon the sleeve q as to be able to slide thereon, and is or are secured in position by means of a tightening-screw. IVhen the plate K is brought back by the return motion of the crank-handle, a small spring Q3 carried by a stud on the inner side of the standard X lowers the stud q2, the lever q and the extractor-levers Q Q at the same time the rod H is brought back to the top of the lower part of the slots 104 7a4, and afterward it is lowered to the bottom of the said part, and when the plates K K return to their original position the ends of the said rod H rest again in the trunnions E2 E2 of the wheels E E, being entirely freed from the plates K K.

lVhen the pulley A is disconnected it is important that the fly-wheel C and shaft B be instantaneously stopped. For this purpose in the circular recess formed on the outer face of the fly-wheel C by the rim c is placed a disk c2 loosely mounted on the shaft B. In two diametrically-opposite points of the face of this disk are fixed two pins These pins c3 each project at one end from the outer face of the disk c2, and their projecting ends are connected to the ends of spiral springs c4, the other ends of which springs are connected to the inner face of the rim c. The other ends c5 formed in the fly-wheel and project from the inner side of the latter. In front of each of the pins c3 is a tumbler c6 turning on a pin c7 between two stops c8 cf on the inner side of the fly-wheel C. connected the outer edge of the fork 03 engages with one or other of the tumblers c6 and lifts it as far as the stop-piece a9. It then comes into contact with the projecting part of the pin c3, which it pushes along .the slot c5, extending the spring c4 until the ily-wheel stops. When pushing the pin c3 the edge of the fork 03 frees the tumbler c, which in falling upon the stop cs comes behind the said fork and thus prevents the ily-wheel from turning back under the action of the spring. When the clutch of the pulley A is connected the fork 03 as it moves toward the standard X passes from between the tumbler c6 and the pin c3, and the latter is brought to its normal position by the spring c4.

z is a small knife which removes the excess of tobacco from the tip of the fillings. The said knife is secured to one arm of a lever z turning on the shaft Q. In the other arm z2 of this lever a slot is formed, into which passes the spindle M of the manipulators, which travels in the said slot and communicates an upward and downward reciprocatory motion to the lever z and to its knife z. In order that this knife may cleanly cut off the tobacco issuing from the tip-former I fix against the outer end of the fixed half of the said tipformer Y two plates z3 24, one of which, z3, interposed between the plate .24 and the wall of the tip-former Y, extends only to the front of the knife, while the other, Z4, extends as far as the rear end of the said knife. The plate z3 has the same thickness as the knife, so that when the latter is lowered'between the plate e4 and the wall of the tip-former it has a shearing action and cuts off the excess of tobacco neatly. The lever carrying the knife z is formed of two parts z and zwhich parts may be either brought together or separated by means of a screw s in order to accurately regulate the position of the knife, which is fixed by a screw .c7 passed through a slot in the part z5 and screwed into the part z.

The tip-former is formed of a fixed part y2 and a movable part g3, which are both hollowed. The xed hollowed part y2 rests on one of the supports V3 of the gum-pump V. Its position may be accurately regulated by means of a screw YS, which permits of its being advanced and withdrawn, and it is secured in position by means of a screw Y4 passed through a slot in the part y2 and screwed into the support V3. The hollowed part of the fixed part y2 of the tip-former is about one centimeter in length. The front of the fixed part y2 extends beyond the front manipulators in order to allow s uiiicient width for the mouth of the conduit o', which feeds the gum to the tip of the cigar.

The movable hollowed part @/3 of the tip- When the pulley A is dis-v of the said pins c3 pass through curved slots IOO IIO

former is fixed to a lever ZJ oscillating upon the shaft O and pressed toward the rear of the machine by a spring 1J' fixed to the tierod Z. The said lever b is formed of two pieces, b and b2, connected together by a screw b3, which allows of vertical adjustment of the movable part @f3 of the tip-former, and the vertical position thereof may be fixed by means of a screw b4.

R is a lever working on a pivot R' fixed in the upright X, and the rear end of which carries one end of a small rod lr, the other end of which is fixed in the end of the rear arm of a lever e oscillating upon the shaft Q. The front arm of the said lever extends as far as under the movable part g/S and serves to secure the said movable part, as shown in Fig. S. The said lever is made of two pieces connected together by a screw e3, and the position of the front arm e2 may be adjusted relatively to the movable half of the tipformer by means of a screw e4 passed through a groove formed in the front arm and screwed into the rear arm.

By pressing on the front end of the lever R its rear arm is raised and the front arm of the lever e descends sufficiently to disengage from the back of the movable part of' the tip-former. The spring D then pushes the lever b, piece y, and the guide d toward the back of the machine until the guide (l meets the rod H', against which it is held by the spring Z1. The guide cl is pivoted at d' to the piece b, and its upper extremity has a vertical slot formed in it, by which it engages freely over a small screw U screwed in the piece Z9. The rod I'I' in rotating slides against the tail of the guide d, and the latter is alternately pushed forward by the rod II' and brought back by the spring b', thus communicating to the lever b and movable part yg an oscillatory motion on the shaft O'. rIhe position of the guide d relatively to the pin II which causes its forward stroke is regulated by means of milled nuts cl2 (Z2 on the screw b5.

V is the gum-pump, V2 is the piston and V the rod thereof. A small crank-handle V4 secured to the end of the rodV allows the piston V"2 to be moved back when it is required to recharge the pump with gum.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a cigar-making machine in which two crossed pairs of jawsarc used for shaping the fillings and wrapping the outer leaf thereon, the mechanism for opening one pair of jaws while the other is open and the machine is at rest characterized by the combination with the pair of jaws N N which is closed at the time of stoppage, of a spindle II passing through slots in the lower part of the said jaws, toothed wheelsE E driven by the motor-shaft and carrying trunnions E2 E2 having recesses formed in them for receiving the ends of the spindle II, collars or rings E3 E3 fixed to the standards of the machine and in which the said trunnions turn, the said collars or rings having an opening corresponding to or coinciding with the recesses in the trunnions when the machine is stopped and oscillating plates K K' each having an eccentric slot formed in the lower part of its periphery into which engages the spindle II substantially as hereinbeforc described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

2. The mechanism for throwing out of gear and stopping the machine characterized by the combination of a wheel O2 having a helicoidal groove in its periphery mounted on a shaft actuated by a crank-handle, a lever OS oscillating on a pivot OLL the upper arm of which lever is engaged in the said helicoidal groove and the lower arm of which lever is furnished with a fork between the branches of which turns the upper part of the drivingpulley, a clutch one half of which is carried by the said driving-pulley and the other half of which is keyed on the driving-shaft of the machine, a fly-wheel having curved slots c5 formed in it, a disk c2 loosely mounted upon the driving-shaft and located in the outer side of the said ffy-wheel, pins e3 fixed across the said disk and passing thron gh the curved slots in the fly-wheel and projecting from the inner face thereof, springs c4 one end of which is attached to the outer extremity of the said pins and the other end of which is fixed to the flange of the fly-wheel and tumblers e6 turning 'against the inner face of the fly-wheel between stops e8, e9 substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

3. In a cigar-making machine in which a tipformer is used having a movable part Z9 and a fixed part Y, means for adjusting vertically the said movable part of the tip-former characterized by the combination with the said movable part b of a piece h2 turning upon IOO the shaft O', an adjusting-screw b3 passing through the piece b2 and the end of which is screwed in to the part b and a tightening-screw b4 passing through an extension of the part b and the end of which is screwed into the piece b2 upon the screw b" substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

4. In a ci gar-makin g machine in which a tipformer is used having a movable part l) and a fixed part Y, means for adjusting horizontally the position of the said fixed part of the tipformer characterized by the combination with the said fixed part Y of a support V3 on which it rests,an adj listing-screw Y3 passing through an upward extension of the said support V3 and the end of which is screwed into the back of the fixed partY and a tightening-screw Yl passing downward through the said part Y and the end of which is screwed into the said support V3 substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

5. In a cigar-makingmachine in which a tipformer is used having a movable part l) and a fixed part Y, the combination with the said IIO movable part b of a guide d pivoted thereto at d and having a vertical slot formed in its upper extremity, a screw b5 passing freely through the said slot and screwed in the piece Z9, and milled nuts d2 d2 on the said screW b5 substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings for the purpose specified.

6. In a cigar-making machine in which a tipformer is used having a movable part l) and a fixed part Y, the combination With the said movable part b of a lever e made of two pieces,

a screw e3 connecting together the said two pieces, an extension of the front piece of the said lever overlapping the back piece thereof and a screw e4 passed through a groove in said extension and screwed into the back piece of the said lever substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings for the purpose specified.

JEAN REUSE. Witnesses:

' H. T. E. KIRKPATRmK,

J. S. KIRKPATRICK. 

